The Winter Olympics in Vancouver are over, but it wasn't the host country that was doing the rocking. It was their neighbor to the south.

Cricket is a world game, and like most sports, we westerners take that for granted as we can choose to play a sport or not to play a sport. So, here in Chiang Mai, Thailand, we are trying to give Thai children the opportunity to play a sport, in this case cricket. Thai life can be hard and a struggle for existence, especially for the poor,, which Thailand has many. Many Hilltribe children are our players and life for them is very difficult especially when they get older. I'm involved in coaching these kids to have fun and learn something new, and I want their efforts to be recorded. If we can change just one child's destiny then we've done our job.

Much like the way corporate takeovers can surface rapidly and on a global scale, with what appears as little hands-on management, corporations' goods are then subject to manufacture in far-off lands with little oversight, too.

The 2010 Winter Olympics began last night, February 12, with the spectacular opening ceremonies in Vancouver. Now it is time for the Games to begin. Who will bring home hockey medals? Here's a quick preview.

He might be one of the best players in the NHL that's no one's really heard about, and he's not going to the Winter Olympics. His name is Anze Kopitar and he plays for the Los Angeles Kings.

The back story of this year's Super Bowl is the matchup between Peyton Manning and Drew Brees. One is a native son of New Orleans, and the other is an adopted son. Both promise to do great things for the city.

As the NFL season moves toward the ultimate party, the Super Bowl, the focus for many of the teams is what is required to get to the next level. A big part of the NFL off-season is for each of the 32 NFL teams to uncover those gems to take their respective teams to the next level. The first step in this process is the annual Senior Bowl held each year in Mobile, Ala.

Maybe he felt it wasn't time yet, or maybe he was in deep denial. But whatever the reason, why did it take Mark McGwire so long to admiit what some of the rest of us all ready knew or suspected? That he was using some kind of performance enhancing drugs?

There is no such thing as an NFL expert, though the media continues to boast "Winning bet of the Century" and "Sunday's sure thing." The only guarantee is that your credit card will be charged, win or lose.

My cross country skis last left the basement three years ago. Maybe that wasn't such a bad thing!

The prevailing precedent NBA Commissioner David Stern created was his steadfast endorsement of the prohibition of legalized sports betting. Now, he has seemingly opened Pandora's Box, if but a crack.

In the news, magazines and papers, the internet and television, we've all been Tigered to death recently. So, really... what's all the fuss about?

The NCAA takes responsibility for the enormous success of college football, but now it must take responsibility for the problems facing some of its most recognizable coaches.